Arab Republic of Egypt

Energy and Mining

(N) Energy Social Safety Nets Sector Reforms Technical Assistance: The objective is to assist the Government of Egypt in reducing barriers for improving the financial viability of the energy sector and strengthening the social safety nets. Appraisal scheduled for 24 March 2013. Environmental Assessment Category C. Project: P144305. US$ 6.0 (MNAF). Consulting services and implementing agency(ies) to be determined.

Arab Republic of Egypt

Public Administration, Law, and Justice

(R) Governance and SSN Reform Program Development Policy Loan: The objective is to support the Government in implementing governance and social protection reform. Decision Meeting scheduled for 24 April 2013. Environmental Assessment Category U. Project: P143007. US$ 500.0 (IBRD). Consulting services and implementing agency(ies) to be determined.

Jordan

Public Administration, Law, and Justice

(R) Second Programmatic Development Policy Loan: The objective, same as the parent project, is to support the Government in achieving fiscal consolidation efforts and mitigating the impact of the fiscal crisis. Decision Meeting scheduled for mid-March 2013. Environmental Assessment Category U. US$ 100.0 (IBRD). Consulting services and implementing agency(ies) to be determined.

Lebanon

Agriculture, Fishing, and Forestry

(R) Sustainable Agricultural Livelihoods in Marginal Areas (SALMA): The objective is to increase the growth and stability of incomes of small farmers in ecologically vulnerable remote hilly areas through increased access to reliable sources for supplementary irrigation using sustainable land and water development approaches, and reforestation. Pre-appraisal scheduled for 15 July 2013. Environmental Assessment Category B. Consultants will be required. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined.

Lebanon

Health and Other Social Services

(R) Social Promotion and Protection: The objectives are to support: (a) community-led social development projects based on a demand-driven process; (b) National Poverty Targeting Program (NPTP); and (c) other social reforms of the Ministry of Social Affairs. Negotiationscompleted on 11 March 2013. Bank Approvalscheduled for 16 May 2013. Environmental Assessment Category B. Project: P124761. US$ 30.0 (IBRD). No consultants are required. Ministry of Social Affairs, Beirut, Lebanon, Tel: (961-1) 611-242~

Lebanon

Industry and Trade

Environmental Pollution Abatement Project: The objective is to reduce the pollution generated by point-source/industrial entities, to limit the impact on public health as well as on ecological systems by increasing environmental performance in point sources/industrial plants and the introduction of cleaner production and green investments. Decision Meeting scheduled for 10 April 2013. Environmental Assessment Category F. Project: P143594. US$ 15.0 (IBRD). Consulting services and implementing agency(ies) to be determined.

Lebanon

Public Administration, Law, and Justice

(R) Second Lebanon Fiscal Management Reform: The objective is to continue to support the Ministry of Finance’s efforts in tightening the control environment, improve the allocation of public financial resources, and enhance the efficiency and transparency of the government financial management system. Project Concept Review Meeting completed on 7 March 2013. Pre-appraisal scheduled for 6 September 2013. Environmental Assessment Category C. Project: P133226. US$ 4.0 (IBRD). Consulting services and implementing agency(ies) to be determined.

Lebanon

Water, Sanitation and Flood Protection

The New Water Augmentation Project: The objective is to augment the water supply of the Greater Beirut Region in a sustainable manner. Project Concept Review Meeting scheduled for 31 May 2013. Environmental Assessment Category A. US$ 125.0/74.0/60.0 (IBRD/ISDB/SAUD). Consulting services and implementing agency(ies) to be determined.

Morocco

Education

(R) Second Education Development Policy Loan: The objective is to support the Government of Morocco in implementing its program of reforms aimed at improving access, quality, equity and efficiency in school education. Decision Meeting scheduled for 18 March 2013. Environmental Assessment Category U. Project: P120541. US$ 100.0 (IBRD). No consultants are required. Ministry of National Education, Bab Rouah, Rabat, Morocco, Tel: (212-537) 771-822, Fax: (212-537) 771-874, E-mail: Secretariat.General@men.gov.ma, Contact: Abdelhaq El Hayani, Director of Strategy, Statistics and Planning

Morocco

Finance

Microfinance Development: The objective is to support the roll-out of the national microfinance strategy that aims at strengthening the impact and sustanability of the sector. Bank Approvalscheduled for 31 May 2013. Environmental Assessment Category C. US$ 4.9 (MSC1). Consulting services and implementing agency(ies) to be determined. ~

Morocco

(R) Strengthening Micro-Entrepreneurship for Disadvantaged Youth: The objective is to increase the productivity and income potential of underserved young informal sector workers in peri-urban and rural areas, and facilitate their transition to the formal sector, by testing cost-effective and scalable market-based solutions to strengthen micro-entrepreneurship opportunities for disadvantaged young women and men. Bank Approvalscheduled for 30 May 2013. Environmental Assessment Category C. Project: P144134. US$ 5.5 (MNAF). Consulting services to be determined. Ministry of Youth and Sports, Rabat, Morocco, Tel: (212-537) 680-481, Fax: (212-537) 682-555, E-mail: yeljaouhari2@gmail.com~

Morocco

Health and Other Social Services

Second Skills and Employment Development Policy Loan: The objective is to support the Government of Morocco to implement its program of improving skills, productivity and quality of employment. Project Concept Review Meeting scheduled for 1 April 2013. Environmental Assessment Category U. US$ 100.0 (IBRD). Consulting services and implementing agency(ies) to be determined.

Morocco

Industry and Trade

Second Competitiveness Development Policy Loan: The objective is to support the economic governance reform agenda of the Government, in view of fostering greater competition and more effective policies to spur competitiveness. Project Concept Review Meeting scheduled for 27 March 2013. Environmental Assessment Category U. US$ 80.0 (IBRD). Consulting services and implementing agency(ies) to be determined.

Morocco

Public Administration, Law, and Justice

(R) Local Government Support Program: The objective is to strengthen the delivery of decentralized public services in Morocco by improving local governments’ access to support services and incentives designed to improve their capacity to fulfill their service delivery mandate. Appraisal scheduled for 12 April 2013. Environmental Assessment Category C. US$ 4.6 (MNAF). Consulting services to be determined. General Directorate for Local Governments, Ministry of Interior, Rabat, Morocco, Tel: (212-537) 286-427, E-mail: aourzik@interieur.gov.ma, Contact: Mr. Abdelouahad Ourzik

Morocco

Public Administration, Law, and Justice

(R) New Governance Framework: The objective will support the implementation of the new governance reforms foreseen in the Constitution and the Government’s development program (2012-2016) aiming at bringing about a more open mode of governance by enhancing public sector accountability, transparency and fostering public participation across the public sector. First Grant Funding Request Approval scheduled for 20 May 2013. Environmental Assessment Category C. US$ 4.4 (MSC1). Consultants will be required. Ministry of General Affairs and Governance (MAGG), Morocco, Tel: (212-53) 768-7316, E-mail: benchekroun@affaires-generales.gov.ma~

Morocco

Water, Sanitation and Flood Protection

Integrated Risk Management Project: The objective is to support the development of integrated risk management in Morocco through a variety of interventions including in Disaster Risk Management (DRM), agricultural and commodity risk management. Project Concept Review Meeting scheduled for 29 March 2013. Environmental Assessment Category B. US$ 75.0 (IBRD). Consulting services and implementing agency(ies) to be determined.

Regional

Industry and Trade

(R) Virtual Market Place for MENA SME Export Development: The objective is to help MENA SMEs overcome geographic obstacles and empower them with the necessary tools (a VMP) and capacity building to promote their goods and services in a globalized international economy. Appraisal scheduled for 17 June 2013. Environmental Assessment Category C. US$ 8.5 (MNAF). Consulting services and implementing agency(ies) to be determined.

Regional

Transportation

(R) Maghreb Trade Facilitation and Infrastructure: The objective is to lay the ground for increased trade between Maghreb countries and between Maghreb countries and the rest of the World. This project is on hold until further notice. Environmental Assessment Category B. US$ 100.0 (IBRD). Consultants will be required. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined.

Regional

Water, Sanitation and Flood Protection

Solid Waste Management OBA Pilot in West Bank: The objective is to offset the cost of an improved Solid Waste Management service for poor households in Southern West Bank, during the first four yearss of the new landfill operation, while the primary solid waste collection becomes more efficient. First Grant Funding Request Approval completed on 8 February 2013. Environmental Assessment Category C. US$ 8.3 (GPBA). Consultants will be required. Engineer Yasser Dweik, Executive Manager, Alharas Building - Sixth Floor, PO Box 173 Hebron, Hebron City, West Bank and Gaza, Tel: (970-2) 221-6477, Fax: (970-2) 221-6478, E-mail: info@hjsc-swm.com~

Tunisia

Public Administration, Law, and Justice

Second Governance, Opportunities and Jobs Development Policy Loan: The objective is to support the Tunisian Government to consolidate the transition and accelerate the economic recovery. Project Concept Review Meeting scheduled for 29 March 2013. Environmental Assessment Category U. US$ 500.0 (IBRD). Consulting services and implementing agency(ies) to be determined.

West Bank and Gaza

Health and Other Social Services

(R) Palestinian NGO Phase IV Additional Financing: The objective to scale up the social services to those who are poor, vulnerable or marginalized through NGOs and strengthen the institutional capacity of these organizations, with more emphasis on unserved and underserved areas, enhance programming and good governance and a multi-stakeholder approach. Project Concept Review Meeting completed on 7 February 2013. Preparation is underway. Environmental Assessment Category B. US$ 5.0 (SPF). Consultants will be required. NGO Development Center, AlRam, West Bank and Gaza, Tel: (972-2) 234-7771, Fax: (972-2) 234-7776, E-mail: gkasabreh@ndc.ps

West Bank and Gaza

Public Administration, Law, and Justice

(R) Fifth Palestinian Reform and Development Plan (PRDP) Support: The objective is to continue supporting the Palestinian Authority’s efforts to implement the Palestinian Reform and Development Program. The Development Policy Grant will focus on fiscal strengthening and Public Financial Management. Appraisal completed on 8 March 2013. Negotiationsscheduled for 27 March 2013. Environmental Assessment Category U. Project: P129742. US$ 40.0 (SPF). No consultants are required. Palestinian Authority, Ministry of Finance, Ramallah, West Bank, West Bank and Gaza, Tel: (970-2) 240-0650, Fax: (970-2) 240-0595, E-mail: mofirdg@palnet.com~

West Bank and Gaza

Water, Sanitation and Flood Protection

(R) Gaza Water Supply and Sewage Systems Improvement Project: The objectives are to improve the water supply efficiency and the water service provision quality in the middle and southern governorates in Gaza. The loan was signed on19 December 2012. Environmental Assessment Category B. Project: P101289. US$ 11.1/6.4 (ISDB/SPF). Consultants will be required. Dr. Shaddad Attili, Head (Minister) of Palestinian Water Authority, Baghdad Street Al-Balooa’Alberith, PO Box 2174, Gaza City, West Bank and Gaza, Tel: (972-2) 242-9022, Fax: (972-2) 242-9341, E-mail: sattili@pwa.ps, Contact: Shaddad Attili, Head of PWA

Republic of Yemen

Agriculture, Fishing, and Forestry

(N) Resilience of Rural Communities to Climate Change Pilot: The objective is to support the Government of Yemen’s efforts to improve the resilience of the rural population to the impact of climate change and thereby promote sustainable long-term growth and protect vulnerable populations. Project Concept Review Meeting scheduled for 30 April 2013. Environmental Assessment Category B. US$ 18.6 (CSCF). Consulting services and implementing agency(ies) to be determined.

Republic of Yemen

Agriculture, Fishing, and Forestry

Climate Resilient ICZM (PPCR/LDC): The objective is to assist the country to adapt to the impact of climate change in the coastal zone of the Gulf of Aden, Hodeida and the Arabian Gulf. Project Concept Review Meeting scheduled for 11 April 2013. Environmental Assessment Category B. US$ 20.0/4.5 (CIF/GEFU). Consulting services and implementing agency(ies) to be determined.

Republic of Yemen

Finance

(R) Financial Infrastructure: The objective is to strengthen the financial infrastructure architecture through the modernization of the payments system infrastructure and development of the credit registry. Project Concept Review Meeting completed on 4 February 2013. Decision Meeting scheduled for 11 June 2013. Environmental Assessment Category C. US$ 20.0 (IDA Credit). Consulting services and implementing agency(ies) to be determined.

Republic of Yemen

Finance

Competitiveness and Micro and Small Enterprise: The objective is to improve the business environment and the creation of employment through competitiveness. Decision Meeting scheduled for 12 December 2013. Environmental Assessment Category F. Project: P128161. US$ 32.0 (IDA Credit). Consulting services to be determined. Social Fund for Development, Sana’a, Republic of Yemen, Tel: (967-1) 449-668, Fax: (967-1) 449-670, E-mail: aaldailami@sfd-yemen.org

Republic of Yemen

Health and Other Social Services

Health and Population Project Additional Financing: The objective is to support delivery of a defined package of maternal health services through contracting of qualified service providers in the private sector, for profit or non-profit (NGOs). Project Concept Review Meeting scheduled for 18 March 2013. Environmental Assessment Category C. US$ 10.0 (IDA Credit). Consulting services and implementing agency(ies) to be determined.

Republic of Yemen

Information and Communications

Climate Info System and Pilot Program for Climate Resilience (PPCR) Coordination: The objectives are to: (a) support the feasibility and design work on hydrometeorology systems upgrading, forecasting and warning systems, and climate information systems; and (b) conduct an Environmental and Social Impact Assessment, including an Environmental and Social Management Plan. Project Appraisal Document scheduled for 29 March 2013. Environmental Assessment Category B. Project: P132116. US$ 19.0 (CSCF). Consulting services and implementing agency(ies) to be determined.